GRAPHITE

** Shares of Indian graphite electrode makers extend gains to second session, among top pct gainers in Nifty 500 .NIFTY500

** Gains after China announced export curbs of "dual-use items" related to graphite and other superhard materials to U.S.

** HEG HEGL.NS jumps 12%, trading vols 34x 30-day avg in busiest session since listing in May 1995

** Graphite India GRPH.NS rises ~6%, trading vols 14x 30-day avg in busiest session in nearly three months

** HEGL and GRPH both rated "strong buy" on avg, rose 14% and 9%, respectively, on Tuesday

** HEGL up ~46% YTD, outperforming ~9% gains in GRPH

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** Shares of HEG HEGL.NS and Graphite India GRPH.NS jump 15% and 9%, respectively

** Stock top gainers in Nifty 500 index .NIFTY500 which is up by about 0.8%; HEG set for highest one-day pct gain since June 2023

** China will ban exports of "dual-use items" related to gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials to the U.S. with immediate effect, its commerce ministry said

** The ministry's directive also requires a stricter review of end-usage for graphite dual-use items shipped to the United States

** HEG and Graphite India are country's top producers of the material

** HEG shares up 31%, while GRPH up 3% YTD

(Reporting by Sethuraman NR in Bengaluru)

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Nov 11 (Reuters) - Graphite India Ltd GRPH.NS:

• GRAPHITE INDIA SEPT-QUARTER CONSOL NET PROFIT 1.95 BILLION RUPEES

• GRAPHITE INDIA SEPT-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 6.43 BILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of Graphite India GRPH.NS rise 4.1% to 506.40 rupees, set for best day in two months

** Electrode maker posts June-qtr consol net profit at 2.37 billion rupees ($4.4 million) compared to a loss of 300 million rupees a year earlier

** GRPH on track to snap three-day losing streak

** Stock down ~7% YTD, had jumped 47% in 2023

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** Shares of Graphite India GRPH.NS fall as much as 5.2% to 615.2 rupees, hitting their lowest level since April 1

** Electrode maker's Q4 consolidated net profit falls 45%, rev down nearly 12%

** GRPH was down around 2% ahead of results

** Stock set to end lower for a seventh straight session, falling around 10% in that period

** GRPH is up nearly 13% YTD vs a 25.5% rise in peer HEG LtdHEGL.NS

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** Shares of electrode makers Graphite India Ltd GRPH.NS up 8.6% and HEG Ltd HEGL.NS up 6.1%

** HEGL snaps 3-day losing run, GRPH posts biggest daily rise so far this year

** Jefferies, the only brokerage covering HEGL raises PT to 2,300 rupees from 2,110 rupees, while upping GRPH's PT to 650 rupees and maintaining "buy" for both stocks

** Brokerage expects the companies to benefit from demand in newer verticals, including battery technologies for EVs

** GRPH turns YTD positive, up ~2%, while HEGL trims YTD losses to under 10%

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Dec 4 (Reuters) - Graphite India Ltd GRPH.NS:

• ACQUIRES A 31% SHAREHOLDING IN GODI INDIA FOR 500 MILLION RUPEES

• ENTRY INTO ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS

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** Polycab India POLC.NS, Supreme Industries SUPI.NS are the top mid-cap picks for Jefferies, post September quarter earnings season

** Jefferies foresees capex and housing to continue to deliver healthy volume growth

** Brokerage also identifies Amber Enterprises AMBE.NS, Pidilite Industries PIDI.NS, Finolex Cables FNXC.NS among its top mid-cap picks

** Jefferies key earnings per share (EPS) downgrades from mid-cap segment: UPL UPLL.NS, Graphite India GRPH.NS, HEG HEGL.NS, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals CROP.NS, Whirlpool of India WHIR.NS

** "Healthy operating margin expansion drove 44% year-on-year profit growth in our small- and mid-cap coverage," says Jefferies

** The Nifty Mid-cap 100 .NIFMDCP100 has gained 33.2% in 2023 so far, while small-caps .NIFSMCP100 have jumped 42.4%, outperforming benchmark Nifty's .NSEI 9.23% rise

** Both mid- and small-caps are at record highs

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Oct 20 (Reuters) - Graphite India Ltd GRPH.NS:

• APPROVED ACQUISITION OF COMPULSORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE SHARES OF GODI INDIA FOR 500 MILLION RUPEES

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Oct 17 (Reuters) - Graphite India Ltd GRPH.NS:

• INFORMATION SECURITY INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT THE COMPANY'S GERMAN OPERATIONS

• IMPACTED IT ASSETS HAVE BEEN ISOLATED

• INVESTIGATING THE MATTER AND APPROPRIATE CONTAINMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN

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** Shares of Graphite India GRPH.NS rise as much as 14% to 547 rupees, highest since April 25, 2022

** Stock posts biggest intraday pct gain since Dec. 30, 2021

** More than 12.3 mln shares change hands by 12:45 p.m. IST vs 9.2x the 30-day avg

** Stock last up 9.1%, bumping YTD gains to about 38%

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May 30 (Reuters) - Graphite India Ltd GRPH.NS:

• INDIA'S GRAPHITE INDIA LTD MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL NET PROFIT 290 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS 950 MILLION RUPEES YEAR AGO

• GRAPHITE INDIA LTD MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 8.15 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 8.44 BILLION RUPEES YEAR AGO

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